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Originally Posted by nadalinv
I'm pretty new to all of this, and I'm wondering what exactly the big deal about DMOZ is. What advantages does being listed give you? Is it really as big of a deal as people make it out to be?
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DMOZ was a big deal in earlier days before search engines became so good. The Yahoo Directory was a big deal then too.
The reality now is that they are both high-ranking directories that provide credible, relevant links and some visibility for those listed therein. With Yahoo you pay $300 per year for the privilege. DMOZ is free but you may wait a long time to get in as it is volunteer-edited and a bit picky about the sites it lists.
DMOZ has an additional benefit; they provide a weekly update of the entire directory. This has been the basis of the Google Directory and countless hundreds of other directories of lesser repute. This "feed" of DMOZ websites is useful, perhaps valuable, to directory builders as a source of websites that have been examined, considered, and edited to their appropriate categories. At a minimum the sites listed in DMOZ are functioning, useful, usually offer unique resources, and
are accurately described.
The DMOZ feed could be responsible for a listed website being seeded in several other directories, or even several hundred.
I would say that having your site listed in DMOZ does say something positive about you, your web skills, and your marketing message. It also says something about your ability to follow instructions (in submitting your site)
Not being listed in DMOZ doesn't necessarily mean anything at all.